Azure Security Center Adds Support for Windows Server 2016

Microsoft adds support for Windows Server 2016 virtual machines (VMs) to its centralized solution for monitoring the security of Azure apps.

The Azure Security Center automatically alerts you if threats are detected on VMs, Azure resources, and third-party solutions running in the Azure cloud. But when Security Center reached general availability in mid-2016, there was no support for VMs running Windows Server 2016. But since then, Windows Server 2016 has also officially launched, and Microsoft has now added support for its latest server operating system.

Security Center’s free tier provides an overview of the security posture of your Azure apps or you can upgrade to the standard tier, for which there is a 90-day free trial if you need behavioral analysis and alerts for threats identified by intelligence collected by Microsoft from telemetry and well-established best practices. Microsoft’s data can be used to identify issues, such as missing updates and problems with OS configuration, and behavioral analysis can detect malicious activity.